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1609 - Henry Hudson explores mouth of Delaware Bay in Half Moon
1621 - April 23: Birth of Sir William Penn - Naval Commander who trust William Penn into powerful birthright
1624 - William Penn's first cell forms in Grandmother when she is pregnant with Margret Jasper Penn
1632 - Dutch whaling party massacred at Swanendael/Lewes, Delaware
1632 - King Charles I issues Maryland Charter to Baltimore 40th Parallel North
1635 - William Penn baptized in All Hallows Anglican Church
1638 - Swedish Kalmar Nyckel & Fogel Grip arrive at Wilmington, Delaware
1640 - 50 Dutch and some Finns brought over under Swedish flag to help with colony
1643 - Swedes establish settlement in Pennsylvania, outgrowth from Delaware
1643 - 'Gov' Johan Printz arrives to revive Swedish colony, castle built on Tinicum Island, making it "PRINTZSYLVANIA"
1644 - October, 14: William Penn Born
1645 - 'Gov' Printz's castle on Tinicum Island, Pennsylvania destroyed by fire
1642 - Birth of Richard Penn, William Penn's little brother by 2 years
1647 - Swedish census of Delaware/Pennsylvania 183
1650 - Quakers dubbed as Quakers at Derby by a preacher
1651 - Dutch with Peter Stuyvesant set up fort Sand Hook (New Castle) Swedes mad but what to do?
1651 - Birth of Margaret Penn Lowther, William Penn's little sister by 27 years
1653 - Johan Printz leave colony to go home to Sweden
1653 - Daughter Armegot Printz are in charge with husband Lieutenant Johan Papegoja 'Gov' Armegot Papegoja was a angry mad leader after husband left colony
1654 - May: 'Gov; Johan Classon Rising new colonists and supplies, and attacks Dutch fort, Fort Casimir. "RISINGSYLVANIA"
1655 - Peter Stuyvesant sends Dutch force to easily conquer New Sweden
1665 - English conquer New Netherlands, Begin 1664. Colony is now Duke of "YORKSYLVANIA"
1662 - William Penn returns home after education
1660 - Quaker, Josiah Cole visits "Pennsylvania/Yorksylvania" by Susquehanna at behest of Preacher Fox
1661 - William Penn mentioned in Samuel Pepys clerk of the Navy Board and next door neighbor to Penns describes
1668 - Penn leads delegation to Whitehall to seek freedom for "Friends" with published pamphlet The Sandy Foundation Shaken
1668 - Penn sent to Tower of London
1669 - late August, William Penn freed from Tower of London
1670 - Admiral William Penn arrested on Meeting House, London
1671 - William Penn arrested for violation of 5 mile act of 1665, goes to Newgate Prison
1671 - August, William Penn free again
1672 - April 2: William Penn married at Meeting at King John's Farm, Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire to Guli
1674 - William Penn becomes a major Influencer to release imprisoned Quakers
1676 - William Penn's has son, PROVIDENTIALLY on pre-centennial of 1776!
1676 - William Penn is one of Trustees chosen to admin of WEST NEW JERSEY
1678 - March 22: William Penn appears at Parliament for speak on behalf of Quakers in Kingdom
1680 - June 1: William Penn submits petition for Quaker Colony in region set to become Pennsylvania
Penn's proposed name for colony is New Wales (NEW WALESYLVANIA)
1681 - Indian Population less that 15,000 in Pennsylvania (100 years later is less than 1,300)
1681 - Jan 15: William Penn is issued approval for Quaker Colony west of the Delaware River as payment
1681 - Penn's Eloquent message to Indians "...God hath written His law in our hearts..."
1681 - June: pre-Gov Markham of Pennsylvania arrives in New York, to take charge of William Penn's Grant. "MARKHAMSYLVANIA"
1682 - June 10, Baltimore wants to meet with 'Gov' Markham to fix border issue
1682 - May 1: Frame - Pennsylvania's 1st Constitution is finished in England, work began in 1681.
1682 - William Penn's mother Margret J. Penn dies in UK
1682 - September: William Penn on way to Pennsylvania
1682 - August 29: Delaware leased to Pennsylvania for 1 beaver skin,
Epitome of the Weekly News, London reports of Penn's Departure to Pennsylvania with wife
1682 - August 30: the ship the Welcome put to sea
1682 - October 24: Penn's Birthday: Born at Sea Evan & Jean Oliver gave birth to Seaborn Oliver, as ship came into bay Richard & Anne Townsend have son born at sea/bay named Richard Townsend. Travel time is average to time period, 2 month journey at sea of 23 ship convoy. PENNSYLVANIA finally truly PENNSYLVANIA.
1682 - Dec 4: Penn summons 1st Pennsylvanian council at Chester (Upland)
1683 - Germantown tract mapped out (6000 acres) Mostly a Dutch neighborhood by 1685
1683 - March: three people must be chosen from each precinct to help with courts
1683 - Courts empowered to deal with debt, account, slander, and trespass
1683 - Robert Turner arrives to Philadelphia
1683 - William Penn issues glowing (exaggerated) wine potential of Pennsylvania to investors, not until vineyards in Northern California would this ring true.
1683 - July: Acting Governor Anthony Crockholls (of NY) ergo "Crockhollsylvania" sends agents to get land along Susquehanna.
1684 - William Penn returns to England on Endeavor.
1684 - Thomas Lloyd delegated to fill Penn's position by Penn. Tommy Lloyd is a strapping Welshman and Quaker. It is now "Lloydsylvania" after Penn leaves
1685 - Robert Turner Estimates 600 houses in Philadelphia
1685 - NOV: Guli bears 8th Child Gulielma Maria
1685 - William Penn publishes glowing stance that Pennsylvania is a Utopia for Christians where different Christian sects call all live under harmony as one, note is a Christian only utopia!
1687 - Mary Farmar (a widow) sets tempo for colonization pattern of Pennsylvania Germans (PA DUTCH). Mary Farmar found Limestone in Whitemarsh Township in Philadelphia (NOW MONTGOMERY COUNTY), where German immigrants following its veins westward, as it was an essential resource used by German immigrants.
1687- May, 30: Privy Council initiated quo warranto against Penn's 1682 Charter. (Threat to end Pennsylvania)
1688 - John Blackwell a Puritan put in charge of Pennsylvania (Blackwellsylvania)
1689 - June 24: Gov. Blackwell complains that Pennsylvania is too unruly to rule
1689 - Feb, 1: Council unanimously votes that Lloyd must leave GREAT SEAL with them since he was leaving for New York on a visit
1689 - April 9: Some Quakers write letter to Penn complaining about Gov. Blackwell (uptight Puritan)
1689 - War between France and UK flares up, King Williams War
1690 - Jan 1: Blackwell says Council must choose a President for Pennsylvania. Tommy Lloyd is chosen
1690 - March 10: Blackwell leaves for Boston
1691 - May 20: Lloyd government charters Philadelphia from town to city and first Mayor of Philadelphia as city is Humphrey Morrey.
1692 - A declaration against George Keith to stop preaching a firebrand type of Quakerism, a mini-Keith Schism
1692 - March: Lords of Trade ask Privy Council to task TEMPORARY commission to take control of Pennsylvania (out of Penn's Hands) with Colonel Benjamin Fletcher. They approve.
1693: They Year Pennsylvania is NOT Pennsylvania or rather "Fletchsylvania"
1693 - April 23: With military escort, the Royal Establishment rules Pennsylvania under Col. Benjamin Fletcher. "Benny Fletch" is a friend to 'pirate' Captain Kidd. Keithian Quakers are happy for more rigid leader. Mainstream Quakers, maybe no so much
1693 - Crown clears Penn's Name although he studied at French Protestant school, people assume a proclivity to Catholics and he was cozy with King James II the last Catholic King of England
1694 - Feb 23: First Lady of Pennsylvania dies: Gulielma Maria Penn
1694 - August 20: King William & Mary reinstate William Penn as the proprietor of Pennsylvania. Markham (non-Quaker) is Deputy Governor of Colony. PENNSYLVANIA II, new and improved. PROVIDENTIALLY foreshadows reboot of US government in 1787-1788, due to crappy performance of Article of Confederation.
1695 - April 7: "Benny Fletch" leader of "Fletchsylvania" nominates David Lloyd as Provincial Council Member
1695 - Anglicans of Pennsylvania petition king to set up church with tax support in Pennsylvania. Penn totally against taxes for English Church in his colony
1696 - Gov Thomas Dongan ("Dongonsylvania" purchases all Native land along Susquehanna with Natives for 100 pounds, later confirmed at Pennsbury in 1700.
1696 - March : William Penn remarries
1696: Navigation Act passed by Lords of Trade, gives Admiralty Courts power at apex
1697 - Penn Tell's Lords of Trade, Pennsylvania has 12,000 colonists
1697 - June 26: Robert Turner complains about pirate problems in Philly
1697 - Spring: King William puts bounty on Pirates Kidd and Avery
1696 - "Markham's Frame" taxes
1699 - December 10: William Penn departs with semi-Titanic fan fare to return to Philadelphia, with new wife upon the Canterbury.
1701 - William Penn returns to London
1702 - Welsh Tract growing in Gwynedd and North Wales
1706 - Benjamin Franklin born in Massachusetts
1712 - William Penn getting very sick, stroke makes him slightly paralyzed
1712 - William Southbe presents peition to SET SLAVES FREE, as it was railed against by Quakers
1712 - June 7: Assembly passes POWERS OF BUDGET for Mayor, Recorder, Alderman of Philly, and Register General for probate of wills to appoint a deputy for all counties except Philly. Offices open in Chester and Bucks
1712 - Aug 1: Import Duty passes on all Blacks and Indians brought into colony, unless they were 'brought' here before.
1714 - Queen Anne repeals anti-Slavery measure due to recommendation of Board of Trade
1714 - Queen Anne dies, replaced by German King George I
1715 - PA Assembly tires again to prohibit slavery by backhanded measure for Blacks imported between June 1, 1715-June 1, 1718 with a few qualifications
1717 - May 31: William Keith is Lieutenant Gov. Big issues is Pirates of Philly
1717 - October: Blackbeard Edward Teach raids 7 ships and threatens to assault Philly
1717 - Baby Momma's whipped for having fatherless children. Punishment occurs in public (you are not the father) Nearly 400 years later single motherhood celebrated and cherished by mainstream.
1718 - July 20, William Penn dies in England, age 74
1718 - Blackbeard hunted down in North Carolina in James River, hung and decapitated
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1752 - Pennsylvania State House Bell ordered by Assembly (Liberty Bell)
